''The Eleventh-Hour Shine-On'' is an album by the
free jazz ensemble
Universal Congress Of
Universal Congress Of are an American jazz ensemble from Los Angeles, formed in 1986.
History
The project was started by Joe Baiza and continued to develop his own fusion of free jazz and punk rock after his previous band, Saccharine Trust ...
. It was released in 1992 through
Enemy Records. "Broad Way Blues" is a cover of the
Ornette Coleman
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...
song.
Critical reception
The ''
Los Angeles Times'' wrote: "Their rough, occasionally ragged style is tempered by an awareness of their limitations, the tart blend of Joe Baiza's guitar and Steve Moss' tenor, and a particular flair for slow grooves such as 'Gaetasaurus'."
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Track listing
Personnel
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* Joe Baiza – guitar, vocals, production, illustrations
*Steve Gaeta – bass guitar
*A.P. Gonzalez – drums
*Steve Moss
Stephen Donnellan Moss (1948–2005) was an American editor and publisher who founded two major weekly newspapers in California's Central Coast and created the 55 Fiction short story contest.
Moss founded the '' New Times San Luis Obispo'' with ...
– tenor saxophone, vocals and harp on "Mud Man Blues"
;Additional musicians and production
*Thomas Brick – mastering
*Rick Cox – tenor saxophone
*Danny Frankel – percussion
*David Gaeta – congas
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...
on "Gaetasaurus" and "Full-Bodied Naked Hug"
*Konan Kelley – engineering
*Michael Knuth – production
*Martin Lyon – photography
*Vitus Mataré – production, mixing
*Paul S. Uriaz Jr. – illustrations
References
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Universal Congress Of albums
1992 albums
Enemy Records albums